Collapsible awning and frame.



N. GIUSTO.

GOLLAPSIBLE AWNING AND FRAME.

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 5. 191s.

Patented Jan. 19, i915.

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NICOLA GIUSTO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COLLAPSIBLE AWNIN G AND FRAME. i

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 19, 1915.

Application led September 5, 1913. Serial No. 788,271.

To all whom t may concern: v

Be it known that I, NICOLA GIUSTO, a subject of the King of Italy,residing in the orough of Bronx, in the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CollapsibleAwnings and Frames, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification.

This invention relates to awnings and frames in connection with whichthe same are applied, and more particularly to improvements in theconstruction of those awnings whichare composed of a plurality oftelescoping sections, and its primary object is to provide a collapsibleawning made of wood or metal, for example, which will be easilyoperated, and that while eficiently protecting a window or door from thesun and rain, will allow a. free circulation of air.

A further object of this invention is to provide a collapsible awningadapted to constitute a decorative addition to buildings to which thesame will be applied, in combination with a door or window frame soAconstructed as to be adapted to. conceal the same from view when it isfolded in its inoperative position.

A still further object is to provide a collapsible awning which will beadapted to protect a considerable portion of the window to which thesame lis applied, without projecting so far in front of the window,

and into the street as to be obstructive and displea'sing to theeye. u

With these and other objects 1n view such as will more fully appear asthe description elevation vpartly broken away of the awning shown inFig. 1 in its folded position; Fig. 4 is a detailed front view inelevation partly vbroken: away of the window shown in Fig.

2, with the awning folded back into its nomrative position. and museale@.from

view; Fig. 5 is a detail view in perspective of a metal corner for thesections of which my awning is composed; Fig. 6 is a. detail side Viewpartly broken away of the portion by means of which said sections aremounted in position; Fig. 7 is a detail plan view from the top, partlybroken away, showing the relative position of adjacent sections of myawning; Fig. 8 is a detail front view in elevation partly broken away ofan awning having intermediate supports in its folded position; Fig. 9 isa side sectional view in elevation of a collapsible awning showingcontrolling means for the same; Fig. 10 is a side sectional view inelevation of a collapsible awning of the style illustrated in Fig. 1, asapplied to a window, showing different means for controlling the saine;Fig.

11 is a detail front view in elevation partly broken away of the samewindow, showing the awning in its folded position; and Fig. 12 is adetail side sectional view in elevation of the controlling means for theawning shown in Fig. 10.

The awnings to be applied to the top part of `s tore doors or windows,and those to be applied to apartment house windows are builtsubstantially on the same principles, with the difference that theformer have generally a shorter radius and are composed of a less4number of sections, also it is not necessary for the former to havesections open to allow thecirculation of air, since they only cover asmall portion of the door or window to which the same are applied.

Referring to thedrawings, my improved tions, each having a front part 11and two sides 12, said sides being mounted on pivots 13, and saidsections being arranged to telescope one inside of the other. The sidesof each section are preferably connected to the'4 front part of thesameby. means of an angle piece 14, having extensions 15, 16, which canbe fixed to the sides or to the front by means of screws, and having anupper projecting lug 17at the corner, which will engage the lowersurfaces at the corner of the top portion of the angle piece of the nextouter section of the awning, as shown in Fig. 7, there being a spaceleft for the vtravel of said lug between the'front and i awningi's\composed of a plurality of seca mere fraction, just enough to allowan easy sliding of a section lnside of the other. The side pieces 12 maybe mounted on pivots A13, by means of brackets or reinforcing sectionsare made of metal, since invthis case the same can be built integraltherewith.

To hold each section in place when the awning is in its extendedposition, the sides and front part of each section can beprovided withan outward upper projection 19, abutting against an inward lowerprojection 20 of the next outer section. For those awnings which shouldhave an.abnormal length, such as those to be provided for widedoors,etc., it will be advisable to have intermediate supports 21, asillustrated in Fig. which can also be composed of telescoping pieces 22,as illustrated in Fig. 8.

My improved awning can b e folded by means o f]'cords or cables 23,which are wound elia drum 24' in any suitable manner, for instance, bymeans of shaft 25, which can be rotated by hand by means of a handle,miter gears 26, 27, shaft 28l and miter gears 29, 30, as shown in F ig;9; said cables are fixed to the lower edge of the inner section 31, andin order to obtain an easy control, the same are passed over idlers 32,which are fixed one on each side of the window frame, and 33- fixed atthe end of levers 34, loosely pivoted on pivots 13, one at each side ofthe "ning internally to the same. As seen fromrf-the drawings, levers 34cause cords 23 to pull-'in a practically tan-- gential direction,insuring the greatest ease -in the operation of my awning.

-I 1 In Fig. 10, I illustrate a form ofawning ,p lsimilar to that shownin Fig. 2, provided '..with an ornamental fringe, which can telescopewithin the lower awning section, and can thus be concealed from viewwhen the awning is folded. T he` purpose of the same besides that ofproviding an ornamental addition to the awning, is to extend its rangeof action downward, without the necessity of adding a section to theawning.

In Figs. 10 to 12, I also illustrate a system of control different fromthat shown in Fig. 9, and which is preferable to the latter, beingconceal/ed from' view. Referring to said Figs. 10-to 12, each section ofthe awning is composed like in 'the former cases, of

l a front part 11', and two sides 12', the lower section is providedwith two idlers 35, 36, on which pass cordsy 37, 38, to which fringe 39is suspended; at a certain point cords 37, 38

' unite to form the main cord or cable 23',

which controls the operation of the awning like in the previous case bybeing passed over an idler 32', fixed on the window frame, and an idler33 mounted at the end of a lever 34 pivoted in 13. It' is seen that whencable 23 is pulled inward, fringe 39 is iirstlifted within the lowersection of the awning, and then the awning itself is folded into itsinoperative position. The control of cable 23 and cable 23" for theother side of the window is obtained by rotating a drum 40, on which thesame can be wound. .Said drum 40 is shown concealed in the lower part ofthe window, and is provided with a hub 41 having a square hole withinwhich plug 42 of handle 43 can fit. Drum 40 can be stopped at differentpoints bymeans of a plunger 44, having stop pins 45,

which may enter into suitable holes prov In Figs. 1, 10 and 11, Iillustrate an additional blind 48, ,which can be provided within acasing 49 at the lower part of the window, and which can be lifted byhand to the position shown in Fig. 10, in order to obtain a completeprotection from the sun and rain. For inserting plug 42 in order' tocontrol drum 40, said blind will of course `be provided with a suitableopening regis'- tering with hub 41.

As hereinbefore stated, one of the advantages of my improved awning isto allow a free circulation of air, and to this end, I malte the frontparts of the lower sections with air passages, the same being of thesame construction as the usual Venetian blinds, like blind 48, and suchas shown in 50, Fig. 2; such a construction is advantageous both from anornamental and a hygienic standpoint.

To further improve my awning, I provide the sides with openings 51,which can be left open to increase the circulation of air, or else canbe fitted with a glass to allow the passage of some light from thesides.

My improved awning is applied in connection with a special window ordoor frame having a casing adapted to receive the awning when in itsfolded position. and this is one of the important features of my theupper part of the sides' kand the top of" the frame are recessed to forma casing 52, which will receive the various sections'of" invention,since the awning can then be con `face of the window frame.

- ally mounted sections.

the awning when folded or telescoped one Within the other, as shown inFigs. 3 andi 11. The supporting pivots 13 of the awning sections beinglocated within the side portions of the recess, the'awninv can be swungoutwardly from the recess about said pivots into operative position, orthe awning as an entirety may be folded back into the recess when notneeded. The front opening of casing 52 can then be concealed by means ofa hinged top cover-,.53 -and hinged side covers 5ft. When said covers53, 54 are closed over the lfolded awning, the awning will be absolutelyconcealed from view, and the Window will have the appearance of a usualWindow, as shown in Fig. 4. Aside from the advantage of thus beingenabled to conceal the folded awning Without the provision of a hood orhousing projecting out in front of the Window or door frame proper, thelocation of the pivotal supports of the awning within the recess resultsin materially greater stiffness of the awning When let down and inuse,-excessive lateral swaying of the awning beingvprevented by the sideWalls of the recess which. confine the side members of the awning for asubstantial distance in front of their point of support, as shown inFig. 2. Furthermore, the distance which the awning projects in front ofthe Window is less than it would be if the awning were pivoted on theouter These addi.- tional advantages are evidently realizedindependently of the closure means.54, which, however, it is ordinarilymost desirable to employ in any case.

My device can be varied to a certain ex- .tent in its specific details,Without departing from its general construction and novel features,which I have described; therefore I do not limit myself to putting thesame into practice in the speclfic forms shown and described.

I claim:

1. 4In a collapsible awning comprising a.

plrality of pivotally mounted telescoplngsections, an additional sectiontelescoping Within the lower pivotally mounted section, and suspendedtherefrom, and means controlling said additional section and pivot- 2.The combination, with a window or able closure means for said recess, ofa collapsible awning suitably secured to the interior of said recess andcomprising a plurality of connectedtelescoping sections having theirlower or rear extremities pivoted Within the side portions of saidrecess, the awning being adapted to be folded back into said recess andAto bel entirely concealed by said closure means.

The combination, with a Window or door frame provided with a recess inits outer face extending across the top of the frame and downwardly onboth sides thereof, of an awning suitably secured within said recess andcomprising sections pivoted in the side portions of said recess andadapted to'be folded back into said recess, and closure means. forcovering said recess and concealing the'awning folded therein, saidframe having substantially the appearance of an ordinary Window or doorframe When the awning is folded into the recess and covered by saidclosure means.

4. The combination, with a. window or door frameprovided With a recessin its outer face extending across the top of the frame and for asuitable distance downwardly on both sides of the frame, of an awningpivotally supported Within the side portions of said recess and arranged-to be folded into said recess when not in use. and movable closuremeans for covering said recess and concealing the awning foldedthereinto.

5. The combination, with a Window .or door frame provided with a recess1n its outer face extending across the top of the frame and for asuitable. distance downwardly on both sides of the frame, of a foldableawning pivotally supported within the side portions of said recess, saidawnln being arranged to lie Wholly wlthln sai recess When folded, and tobe swung outwardly therefrom about its pivotal points of support intooperative position.

' NICOLA GIUSTO.

Witnesses:

A. ABELOFF, L. RosENrnLD.

